The government's plan to sell off publicly-owned forests in England are to go out for consultation - with mixed reactions.

Scientists have released a draft sequence of the orang-utan genome, revealing intriguing clues to the evolution of great apes and humans.

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds launches its big garden birdwatch, one of the world's largest wildlife surveys.

Brazil's environment agency approves the start of building work for a controversial dam on a tributary of the Amazon but there may be further legal challenges.

Homing pigeons rely on sniffing through their right nostril to find their way home, according to a new study.

Many countries whose fishing fleets catch large numbers of sharks have failed to meet a 10-year-old pledge on conserving the species, a report says.

A unique study, involving a full-scale terraced house built inside a chamber, hopes to find ways the UK housing sector can cut its future energy use.

The House of Commons science committee has launched an inquiry into the cuts announced in astronomy and particle physics funding.